Cartagena

Our last stop in Colombia was Cartagena, one of the most famous cities in Colombia. We‘ve heard about the place being quite hot, but after Vietnam we only laughed at it - well, we did not laugh anymore when we arrived. Cartagena truly has the most uncomfortable climate we‘ve encountered so far! It wasn‘t the heat (32 degrees is bearable) but the humidity being so high that we were drenched in sweat after simply standing in the shadows for more than 2 minutes 🫠
Still, the city is a very very pretty one and is fortified by (irritatingly low) city walls. It further sports a gorgeous (but due to its unusual layout again slightly irritating) castle, dating back to 1657. Its cobble stone streets (yey, cobble stones!!), all the old buildings in spanish architecture, colourful murals and street decorations as well as and the many lively plazas make the city a tourist magnet like we had not encountered in Colombia so far. Unfortunately for us three, this also reflected in the prices 💸 (but as we tend to say nowadays, or since in South America: Cuanto cuesta el mundo 🤷🏻‍♀️).
As this was Milenas last stop before flying home, and as we also felt like one month of Colombia has been enough, we also decided to move on after Cartagena- Stay tuned! ;)Read more